(of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell

to stay at; to live in (temporarily)

to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay

used in 棲棲|栖栖[xi1 xi1]

amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines

(old) (biology) to have a commensal relationship with (another organism)

arboreal; tree-dwelling

to dwell; to live

habitat

to inhabit; to live in (forests, mountains or wetlands etc)

roost; perch

(literary) restless; unsettled

see 棲霞市|栖霞市[Qi1 xia2 Shi4]; see 棲霞區|栖霞区[Qi1 xia2 Qu1]

aquatic; living in water

(of an animal) terrestrial; land-based

class Amphibia; amphibians

Qixia, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu

Qixia, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong

amphibian; amphibious animals

(biology) to have a commensal relationship with (another organism)

see 雙宿雙飛|双宿双飞[shuang1 su4 shuang1 fei1]

benthic organism

(idiom) restless; unsettled

benthic foraminifera

cryptozoology

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity